Would you chip in for a great cause?

Hello!

I hope you are doing well. Over the past 6 years, I have sent an annual email "ask" for your help reaising money for Relay for Life. I'm proud to say that we have now raised over $300,000 for this cause thanks to the generosity of numerous individuals around the world. This year, our goal is to raise another $50,000. Can you pitch in? Every little bit helps!

The money Im raising helps fund breakthrough cancer research, free rides to chemo, free places to stay near hospitals, and access to a live 24/7 helpline for answers and support.

Find out more and donate here: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/danieloltersdorf

Thanks for your consideration supporting this great cause.

Sincerely,

Dan Oltersdorf

Is it crazy of me to ask you for $10?

Dear friends, family and colleagues,

I believe you can help me create a giant ripple effect. Thanks to countless individuals, including many of you, I was recently able to present the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life with a check for $250,000 on behalf of Campus Advantage. I believe that a big impact can be the sum of many small actions, and you can be one of them.

I have a goal to raise $1,000 this year, BUT MY BIGGER GOAL is that I want to show my 750 team members and the 30,000 residents living at our communities what just one small "ask" can do. Collectively, they represent millions of people! I'm sending this email to everyone in my circle and will encourage them to do the same by telling them what I was able to do with ONE EMAIL to all my contacts... so please help me make my point and make a huge difference at the same time :-)

So, would you consider donating $10 to The American Cancer Society? (you can donate here: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/danoltersdorf)

It's a quick process and your donation not only benefits an amazing organization, but will help me to send a message to thousands of others what their ACTION and ASK can do. Help me create a ripple effect.

Thanks so much for your consideration. http://main.acsevents.org/goto/danoltersdorf

Keep an eye on my donation page after you contribute to see what progress you help create! http://main.acsevents.org/goto/danoltersdorf

Thanks so much,

Dan Oltersdorf

PS... Have I not sold you on the impact your donation can make? Check out more info about Relay for Life here: http://www.relayforlife.org

Still bald... and still seeking your support to help fight cancer

Dear friends and family,

3 years ago, my company, Campus Advantage, became a corporate partner with Relay For Life, raising money in the fight against cancer. The first year, we raised over $50,000 (which resulted in my head being shaved). Since then, thanks to many of you, we now raised over $150,000 for this amazing cause.

Will you consider helping out this year? I am emailing literally EVERYONE in my database (This is the ONLY Relay email I'll send out this year).

Whether you can donate $5 or $500, I'd value your support. If you are unable to donate at this time, I would still encourage you to consider getting involved in Relay for Life. It's a great organization doing wonderful things.

Please click on this link to learn more and to donate. http://main.acsevents.org/goto/oltersdorf (You can also see the video there of my head being shaved) :-)

Thank you so much!

Dan

Please help me to fight cancer

A message from Dan Oltersdorf oltersdorf@gmail.com.

Friends, Family & Colleagues,

As many of you know, I have committed to supporting the American Cancer Society through Relay for Life. I will be walking on July 20 in honor of cancer survivors, in memory of those lost, and in support of all those affected.

Please join my be contributing to this amazing cause. I have committed to letting my staff shave my head if Campus Advantage raises $50,000 this year for Relay.

Please join us in this great cause and contribute what you can. Whether it's $5 or $500, you are making a tremendous difference in the lives of those affected by cancer.

Sincerely,

Dan Oltersdorf 

PS... to learn more about Relay, please check out this powerful video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLxQPD7Lj_U

Click here to visit my PERSONAL page.
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Click here to view the TEAM page for Stapleton Connects for Hope!
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Click here to view the company page for Campus Advantage - NCTP
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Please help me to fight cancer

A message from Dan Oltersdorf oltersdorf@gmail.com.

Friends, Family & Colleagues,

As many of you know, I have committed to supporting the American Cancer Society through Relay for Life. I will be walking on July 20 in honor of cancer survivors, in memory of those lost, and in support of all those affected.

Please join my be contributing to this amazing cause. I have committed to letting my staff shave my head if Campus Advantage raises $50,000 this year for Relay.

Please join us in this great cause and contribute what you can. Whether it's $5 or $500, you are making a tremendous difference in the lives of those affected by cancer.

Sincerely,

Dan Oltersdorf 

PS... to learn more about Relay, please check out this powerful video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLxQPD7Lj_U

Click here to visit my PERSONAL page.
If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=24616026&pg=personal&fr_id=39107&fl=en_US&et=TpcqLuzpk5dqQE40KLPVUw&s_tafId=852449

Click here to view the TEAM page for Stapleton Connects for Hope!
If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?team_id=1077623&pg=team&fr_id=39107&fl=en_US&et=Vhyqnvmh3wRlOmjyaPhQsg&s_tafId=852449

Click here to view the company page for Campus Advantage - NCTP
If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?company=Campus+Advantage&company_id=171841&pg=company&fr_id=39107&fl=en_US&et=wK9iA_I2g6ph4cHs3_sAxg&s_tafId=852449

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Parkinson's Sufferer Does Top McCartney Impression

CHICAGO (AP) ― Until Parkinson's disease caused Mike Oltersdorf to start shaking badly, all his troubles seemed so far away. The Paul McCartney impersonator won a string of look-alike contests and was paid to impersonate the ex-Beatle everywhere from Las Vegas to Belgium.

That fantasy life appeared to end ten months ago when he decided to hang up his Sergeant Pepper's jacket for good because of the worsening tremors. But now he's back, thanks to medication and a wish to inspire fellow Parkinson's patients in presentations to support groups.

The 57-year-old uses his guitar, Beatles lyrics and a phrase spotted on a McDonald's place mat -- "Do something worth remembering" -- to encourage other Parkinson's sufferers.

The West Dundee man says he likes to joke to people that he looks a bit like Paul McCartney and shakes like Michael J. Fox.

Mike Oltersdorf has won numerous contests to look like this man, Sir Paul McCartney.
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Article in the Chicago Tribune!

By Steve Schmadeke |Tribune staff reporter

December 31, 2007

Halfway through Mike Oltersdorf's version of the Beatles' hit "Twist and Shout," a Parkinson's patient sitting toward the back of the South Elgin Village Board chambers begins to clap along.

Oltersdorf, a Paul McCartney look-alike who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease three years ago, smiles as he softly sings along with the recording. His hands, as he plucks a guitar, no longer tremble... Read entire story